Physics Honors – Lab 06 – Newton’s Second Law
Purpose The purpose of this lab is to verify Newton’s Second Law Procedure using the motion track and the GLX motion sensor measure the acceleration of the cart for each … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 8
Monday New Material – Newton’s Laws summarize three laws examples of each from your day today Homework No Homework Note: Quiz on Newton’s Laws Monday Tuesday New Material – Identifying … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 7
Thursday Quiz: 2D Motion There may or may not be numbers in the problem Class Business Online Textbook How to use this Lab Follow Up Questions? Toughest Possible Scenario (example … Continue reading
Physics Textbook
The textbook that will be used this year in physics honors is comprised of a combination of online resources. The primary one is a wonderful site called “Physics Classroom” created … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Lab 05 – Two Dimensional Motion
Purpose The purpose of this lab is to determine the acceleration due to gravity using two-dimensional motion concepts Procedure Students are given a GLX data device and a photogate timer … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 6
Monday Quiz on Vector Addition New Material: 2-D Motion Separate into two parts solve the math Posted Notes Homework Finish problem in class Solve using technique shown in class Posted Solution … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Lab 04 – Addition of Vectors
Purpose The intent of this activity is to practice adding and manipulating vectors using both graphic and mathematical means. Procedure Students are given graph paper, rulers and protractors for the assignment. Students are … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 5
Monday Quiz on 1 – D Motion Graphs New Material – Vectors Draw Basics Unit Circle Reference Homework Khan Academy Videos (Take Notes on two videos) on Vectors Note: Videos found … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Lab 03 – Acceleration Due to Gravity
Purpose the purpose of this lab is to determine the acceleration due to gravity of an object in free fall Procedure Students are responsible for writing their own procedures to … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 4
Monday Quiz 1 – D Motion New Material – Derived Formulas Special Cases How to use them Examples Homework Handout – Conceptual Questions (1-10) Note: Homework Policy modified from prior explanation … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 3
Monday Class Business Tumblr Blog listing New Material – Data & Representing Relationships Wordle Activity – what makes “good” data collection? qualities of clear data collection and reporting Excel tutorial … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Lab 02: Acceleration vs. Angle
Purpose The purpose of this lab is to investigate the relationship between the angle of the motion track and the acceleration of the motion car Procedure Using the set-up in class push … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 2
Monday No School – Labor Day Tuesday Class Business Keep Tumblr posts related to physics pictures and rotations Blog names – post titles BTSN Wednesday Journal Define: displacement, velocity, acceleration … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 1
Monday Introduction Syllabus Overview of course process Bring laptop to class Tuesday Tuesday Class Business Document Sharing in Google Docs Tumblr Blog – Create New Blog First Lab Position Matching … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Final Exam
The final exam in Physics Honors is Tuesday, May 31st at 9:00 am. The exam will be structured as follows: The exam will cover only material from the second semester. … Continue reading
Cardboard Canoes = Fun
This Friday is the annual (7th?) cardboard canoe race, held at the SHP Aquatic Center (note: this truly is an aquatic center and not just a “pool”). Students from all … Continue reading
Post Amusement Park Reflection
The day after: so how did it go? There were certainly some bumps in the trip. The main issue we faced was the weather, and by “weather” I mean the … Continue reading
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